Pfeffernusse!

It's fun to say and eat!
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http://www.barefootkitchenwitch.com/the_barefoot_kitchen_witc/2008/12/pfeff...

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I know they're not specifically Christmas-related, but my family always makes chocolate chip cookies during the holidays, and they're my absolute favorite.
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http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_Make_Chocolate_Chip_Cookies

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I made these buttercreams last year, and they were pretty good:

http://www.chrisfinke.com/files/2007/12/snowballs.jpg
But I don't know the name of my all-time favorite cookie. It's peanut butter mixed with some coconut and dates, rolled in chocolate.
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I have three favorites.

Gingerbread cookies -- any basic gingerbread recipe will do. I just love the spicy, fragrant cookie cut into festive shapes.

Rolled sugar cookies -- I really like this recipe from Bon Appetite, but without the chocolate drizzle: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Dutch-Sugar-Cookies-3050
Candy cane cookies -- from an old Betty Crocker cookbook of my mom's. It is a basic almond extract-flavored sugar cookie dough, half tinted with red food coloring. Then the dough is rolled into ropes and woven together into a striped candy cane shape, baked with crushed peppermint sticks sprinkled on top. Also good with peppermint extract instead of almond extract.

Here's a picture that is really close to what they look like (found on Flickr) without the crushed candy cane bits.
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I'm a sucker for a sugar cookie decorated with icing and sprinkles. My mother-in-law makes the best sugar cookies. They are rich and buttery, and just the right mix of crunch and chew.

She uses this recipe:

http://www.familyeducation.com/whatworks/item/front/1,2551,1-11242-11982,00.html?detoured=1
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